Cohen & Cohen Personal Injury Lawyers, P.C. is hiring: Hr Director in New York

Overview

We’re looking for a highly driven, organized, and personable human resources manager to play an important role on our team. You’ll be responsible for leading all aspects of HR at the firm—from day-to-day compliance and benefits administration to strategic hiring and employee development. You'll be the go-to person for people operations and have the opportunity to shape the future of HR at Cohen & Cohen. This is an ideal opportunity for an experienced HR Manager or early Director who’s ready to stretch into a Head of HR role. You’ll work closely with firm leadership to build out systems, shape culture, and help scale the organization for long-term success.

Responsibilities

• People Strategy & Culture
  • Partner with the COO to define and implement HR strategies aligned with the firm's goals
  • Help shape a performance-driven culture built on accountability, transparency, and mutual respect
  • Support DEI and employee engagement efforts with feedback loops and structured surveys
• Talent Acquisition & Onboarding
  • Manage end-to-end recruitment for legal and administrative roles, including job descriptions, interview process design, and onboarding
  • Evaluate and implement an ATS to streamline the hiring process
  • Collaborate with leadership to forecast personnel needs and build role-specific onboarding experiences
• HR Infrastructure & Compliance
  • Lead the evaluation and implementation of a PEO (e.g., Rippling, ADP, Justworks, Sequoia One)
  • Ensure legal compliance with federal, state, and local labor laws
  • Maintain up-to-date policies, handbooks, and personnel records
  • Oversee employee relations issues with empathy, clarity, and legal rigor
  • Organizational design support
• Compensation, Benefits & Insurance
  • Manage benefits administration and liaise with brokers and PEO vendors
  • Help structure and monitor benefit offerings to support retention and cost efficiency
  • Oversee D&O and business-related insurance in partnership with the COO and legal
  • Payroll processing
• Employee Development & Training
  • Implement an LMS to support role-specific training and continuing education
  • Collaborate with team leads to create training curricula (including elements from the Keenan Method where applicable)
  • Support the implementation of performance reviews and professional development initiatives
• Data & Reporting
  • Track key HR metrics and maintain dashboards around time to hire, turnover, engagement, benefits usage, and performance reviews
  • Deliver monthly/quarterly HR insights to leadership to inform staff and culture strategy

Qualifications

• 4 - 6 years of experience in HR, ideally with at least 1–2 years in a manager or generalist leadership role
• Strong understanding of HR compliance, employee relations, benefits administration, and hiring best practices
• A hands-on, builder mentality—you’re comfortable creating systems from scratch and learning as you go
• Familiarity with PEOs, HRIS platforms, ATS, LMS tools, and employee engagement software
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to influence across all levels
• Bachelor’s degree in HR, Business, Psychology, or related field

Compensation

$95,000 - $110,000 per year